Addiction can affect anyone, regardless of background, education, or income. It often starts subtly—using alcohol to unw ...

One of the most compelling books I read this summer, The Recovering, by Leslie Jamison, delves deeply into stories of the author's personal recovery from alcoholism as well as those of beloved artists ...

My previous posts have focused on recognizing and preventing excessive substance use, with an emphasis on providing the latest information about my special interest – cannabis (see 20 Questions to ...

Being physically sober is only half of the battle ...

You're reading Part 5 of The War on Recovery, a yearlong investigation into how the U.S. denies lifesaving medications to people with opioid addiction. Catch up on ...

The majority of people Liz Wetmore and the team see at Huntsman Mental Health Institute's Addiction Recovery Services are self-referred, an important part of addiction recovery. Wetmore, a Licensed ...

Five days a week, for almost seven hours a day, children spend their time learning, playing, and interacting with others at ...

Author Joey McCollum shares how five simple words helped him break free from addiction and reclaim identity, purpose, ...

Ms. Szalavitz is a contributing Opinion writer who covers addiction and public policy. Not long ago, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s history of heroin addiction alone would likely have disqualified him from ...

The U.S. faces an unprecedented surge of drug deaths, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reporting another grim milestone this week. In a single 12-month period, fatal overdoses ...

Just after graduating from medical school, Carl Erik Fisher was on top of the world. He was winning awards and working day and night. But a lot of that frantic activity was really covering up his ...